Pre-IPO Equity Exposure via Option-Exercise Funding (contingent claim, not direct shares)InstitutionalSEC Registered

Equitybee

Operated by Equitybee Inc.

Equitybee is an accredited-only platform that funds startup employees' stock-option exercise costs in exchange for repayment of principal plus 2-4% annual interest plus a 17-42% equity share at the eventual liquidity event. Investors do not buy shares; they buy interests in single-purpose Section 3(c)(1) Series LLCs whose disclosure document is a templated private placement memorandum identical across the series, with deal-specific economics surfaced only on an authenticated dashboard and in each series' SEC Form D.

Platform Identity

Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA, US
Founded
2018
Parent
Equitybee Inc.
Platform type
Pre-IPO Employee Stock-Option Funding Platform
Regulatory
multiple
Eligibility
accredited only

AltStreet Coverage

Review status
Published
Coverage type
Investment platform
Review date
Jun 22, 2026
Last updated
Jun 22, 2026
Structural signals
13 total

Key Data Points

EDGAR entities
1,000
Form D raised
$118.15M
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